Good Afternoon!
The welcome activity sparked interest this morning as children moved colored counters throughout the space provided on the wooden trays. Ruby picked out all of the blue counters and arranged them onto the tray before she started counting them. Franklin and a peer lined them around the perimeter of the tray and used their index finger to count. Chloe used the counters to form a square! There are no directions so children take the activity in the any appropriate direction they choose!
We got new sensory squares that we put down on the music rug. Children explored them with their hands and feet. When pressure is applied to the square, the colored water inside the square moves. We found it very mesmerizing!
We combined our science FAB for the week that focuses on how things move such as slow and fast AND the way we move our bodies!
This attracted quite a lot of friends so we turned it into a gross motor game. Everyone formed a line and completed the action that was given. For instance, I said, “March on the squares.”, or “Slither like a snack across the squares”. The space became a little tight so we switched up our game and started playing ‘follow the leader’!
Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things moves in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.
We formed a line and different instructions were given. We moved our bodies quickly (march and jog for example) while our slower actions were crawling and tip toeing. We noticed that our faster actions made us a little tired! After playing this game for a while, we moved our bodies over to the music rug where we continued to get exercise by dancing to music. We played three different songs; If You’re Happy And You Know It, The Hokey Pokey, and Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.
After getting all of our wiggles out, children went to various quieter activities where they were really able to focus and interact with their peers.
The teachers have really been into infused water (cucumber and lemon specifically). Several friends have been inquiring about it so today, one of our pitchers were turned into a lemon/cucumber water pitcher!
“We call this vacation water because it tastes like vacation. YUM!”
NEW BUG CONTAINERS!
(the pictures explain what we did outside this morning)… 
Breakfast– Kashi Blueberry Clusters and PPC mango.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, PPC cantaloupe/pears, and PPC cauliflower.
PM snack– Wheat thins and sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprout– PPC cauliflower/fresh carrots.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/3